NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - FY 2026 PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: NEVADA HOME VISITING (NHV) PROGRAM APPLICANT NAME: NEVADA DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADDRESS: 4150 TECHNOLOGY WAY, STE. 200, CARSON CITY NV 89706-2009 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: VICKIE IVES, MA CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS:(775) 684-2201 (OFFICE); (775) 220-4109 (MOBILE) E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEB SITE ADDRESS: HTTP://HEALTH.NV.GOV/HOMEVISITING.HTM PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY PURPOSE THE NEVADA HOME VISITING (NHV) PROGRAM PROPOSES TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES TO IMPROVE MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES IN AT-RISK AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEVADA. NHV SERVES WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE, PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN, INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH HEALTH CARE NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WHERE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO CARE, SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES, AND ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES PERSIST. THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP), EARLY HEAD START HOME-BASED OPTION (EHS), HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY), AND PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) TO PROMOTE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES, POSITIVE PARENTING PRACTICES, OPTIMAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH HOME VISITING, CARE COORDINATION, AND REFERRALS. IF AWARDED, FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO EXPAND OUTREACH, INCREASE SERVICE CAPACITY, AND STRENGTHEN DATA SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCESS TO SERVICES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE NHV PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE FAMILY WELL-BEING BY INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, COORDINATED HOME VISITING SERVICES STATEWIDE. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, NHV WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ALIGNMENT WITH STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD, EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND OTHER CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS; ADVANCE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT BY CONVENING AT LEAST ONE ANNUAL STATEWIDE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) MEETING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CQI EFFORTS; STRENGTHEN WORKFORCE CAPACITY THROUGH COMPETENCY-BASED TRAINING, INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI) AND REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY; AND IMPROVE COORDINATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS BY SUPPORTING LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES IN THE USE OF NEVADA 2-1-1. APPROACH NHV WILL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING MODELS SUCH AS (NFP, EHS, HIPPY, NFPX AND PAT) THROUGH A COORDINATED STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICES. CASELOAD: FOR FY 2026, NHV PROPOSES A TOTAL CASELOAD OF 490 MIECHV FAMILY SLOTS, REPRESENTING THE PROGRAM’S MAXIMUM SERVICE CAPACITY AND ALIGNING WITH FORM 4. MIECHV COMMUNITIES SERVED: NHV WILL SERVE CARSON CITY, DOUGLAS, CHURCHILL, WASHOE, LYON, STOREY, MINERAL, NYE, AND CLARK COUNTIES. NO NEW COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE SUBMISSION OF THE FY 2025 APPLICATION. LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS): SEVEN LIAS/LOCAL SITES WILL RECEIVE FY 2026 MIECHV FUNDING TO DELIVER HOME VISITING SERVICES STATEWIDE. MATCHING FUNDS: NHV IS APPLYING FOR FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS TO EXPAND OUTREACH, INCREASE SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY, AND ENHANCE DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS. NON-FEDERAL MATCH WILL BE MET THROUGH IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER AND PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS, PAYROLL TAXES, AND FACILITY COSTS SUCH AS RENT.